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China
accelerates tax rebates to boost exports 06/27/2003
In an effort to minimize the negative impact of SARS on exports,
China is planning to speed up tax rebate payments to export companies.
China
likely to increase tax rebate quota 06/17/2003
China is likely to increase its tax rebate quota by between 20 billion
yuan and 30 billion yuan (US$2.4 billion to US$3.6 billion) this
year to encourage exports, experts said.
Travel-agency
market opens 06/16/2003
Overseas investors are to be allowed to set up wholly owned travel
agencies in the country two-and-a-half years ahead of the schedule
agreed with the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to an
official notice issued at the weekend.
Medicine joint firm gets nod 06/06/2003
The Ministry of Commerce has given the nod to the nation's first pharmaceutical distribution joint venture ahead of the date China promised to the World Trade Organization (WTO), reflecting the authority's desire to learn from the foreign business.
Nation's efforts on WTO lauded 02/18/2003
Vice-Premier Wen Jiabao said that China and the United States should develop their relations from "a strategic point of view.''
Distribution
monopoly on print to end 01/23/2003
Foreign companies look set to play a major hand in the distribution
of newspapers, magazines and books around China.
Futures
sector opens to foreigners 01/24/2003
China opened up its futures sector Thursday, allowing foreign-invested
companies in the country to hold stakes in domestic futures brokerage
firms.
China
strives for win-win results on basis of WTO membership 12/11/2002
Since it entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December
11 last year, China has been creating a win-win situation for itself
and the rest of the world by fulfilling its membership commitments
to the WTO.
China's
key commitment to WTO 12/11/2002
Immediately after WTO accession, the country removed restrictions
on foreign exchange clients of foreign banks and allowed them to
conduct renminbi business in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Dalian.
China
strictly honors WTO entry commitments - minister 09/08/2002
China will strictly honor its commitments to open the market and
create favorable conditions for foreign goods to enter China, said
Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng
Sunday.
China
makes progress in opening up service trade
07/31/2002
China has made marked progress in opening up its service trade,
said Gao Yan, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Trade and
Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), in Beijing on July 30.
China
emphasizes WTO commitments, rights equally 07/30/2002
China will continue to put equal emphasis on its World Trade Organization
(WTO) commitments and rights after its accession to the body, said
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) spokeswoman
Gao Yan in Beijing on July 30.
China
fulfills commitments to WTO - minister
07/22/2002
China has kept its promises and fulfilled its commitments to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) since its accession to the organization,
Chinese foreign trade minister Shi Guangsheng said in Suzhou at
a national exports conference on July 20.
China
reaffirms WTO commitment to global business community 07/02/2002
China Monday sent out a strong message to the global business community
that it will keep its commitments to the World Trade Organization
by gradually opening related industries.
Laws
revised to meet WTO 05/25/2002
The Chinese Government reiterated yesterday that it is sparing no
efforts to further accelerate the revision and abolishment of laws
and regulations that run counter to the World Trade Organization
(WTO) rules.
China
required to provide more information to WTO 05/22/2002
World Trade Organization incoming director-general Supachai Panichpakdi
said China needs to provide more information and statistics, especially
in the areas of domestic support and intellectual property protection,
to the WTO, AFX reported citing South China Morning Post.
China
stresses forex management 05/21/2002
The China State Administration
of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is demanding improvements to the foreign
exchange management system in line with the country's entry to the
World Trade Organization.
China
to open wider as WTO member - Premier 05/16/2002
Following its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), China
will open wider to the outside, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said
in Beijing on May 16.
Shenzhen
to open up ahead of WTO schedule 05/15/2002
Shenzhen, in South China's Guangdong Province, will take the lead
in China to carry out China's commitment in the WTO (World Trade
Organization) talks on a trial basis about two years ahead of the
schedule.
Words
mean action on trade 05/02/2002
China is actively carrying out its commitments to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) in the fields of intellectual property rights,
trade in goods and services, investment and transparency.
China to open up US$1.5 trillion trade market in five years - Hu
04/24/2002
China's entry into the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) would open up trade opportunities worth at least US$1.5 trillion
in the next five years, Vice President Hu Jintao said Wednesday.
China
plans wider opening of commerce sector 04/23/2002
China will further open its commerce
sector to overseas retailers to modernize its transaction system
and maintain the sustainable development of the national economy.
China
implements WTO promises steadily 04/10/2002
The Chinese government is making swift progress in implementing
its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) since its
accession at the beginning of 2002.
China
to honor WTO commitments: Premier Zhu 03/26/2002
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji told a group of international business
leaders and economists that China will rigorously honor its promises
for entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) despite volatile
international economic situations in recent months.
China
reduces tariff levels 03/26/2002
China has cut the average tariff level of over 5,000 imported goods
from 15.3 percent to 12 percent from the beginning of this year.
China
to further open agricultural market 03/25/2002
China will further open its agricultural markets under the World
Trade Organization (WTO) to increase produce exports, Agriculture
Minister Du Qinglin said in Beijing on Sunday.
China
honors promise to WTO in making rules 03/12/2002
China has strictly honored its commitments to the WTO in formulating
the regulations on banking, insurance and telecom service that have
been promulgated recently, Foreign Trade Minister Shi Guangsheng
said Tuesday.
Premier
calls for wider opening after WTO entry
03/05/2002
Premier Zhu Rongji has called for adapting to the new situation
following China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO)
and opening wider to the outside world.
Import
quotas released to public
02/11/2002
The Chinese Government yesterday unveiled 18.3 million tons of tariff
quotas for imported grains - including corn, rice and wheat - for
this year.
China
to speed up opening of travel service industry 01/09/2002
Now that it is a full-fledged member of the WTO, China will speed
up the opening of its travel service industry, vice-premier Qian
Qichen said Tuesday in Haikou.
China's
tariff to be 3% off 01/07/
2002
China will make adjustment to its tax policy by reducing 3 percent
in tariff as of this year, the first year of China's accession into
the WTO, according to the WTO rules and the commitments China has
made, said Xiang Huaicheng, Minister of the Ministry of Finance
on Jan 6.
China
completes rectification of WTO-related laws 12/25/2001
China has completed the rectification of six laws, making them all
conforming to the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China
cracks down on 'black economy' 12/20/2001
The Chinese government is launching a campaign to crack down with
an iron hand on counterfeiting, the "black economy", one of its
commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China
opens up insurance sector in all-round way - official
12/12/2001
China will gradually open its insurance industry in an all-round
way, following its entry into the World Trade Organization.
China
to allow Renminbi business for overseas banks in Shanghai, Shenzhen
12/10/2001
Foreign banks can offer foreign exchange services to institutional
and retail customers in China from Tuesday, when the country officially
becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the country's
central bank said on Sunday.
'Timetable'
set for lifting restrictions on foreign-funded banks
12/06/2001
When it is formally joining the WTO, China will cancel regional
and client limitations on foreign-funded banks in handling foreign
exchange business, then foreign banks can open foreign currency
business to Chinese-funded enterprises and Chinese citizens.
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